diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index ccb8266e4525..1cc86450ec4b 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -773,7 +773,9 @@ multidict==6.1.0
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
 mysqlclient==2.2.4
-    # via -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
+    # via
+    #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
+    #   forum
 newrelic==9.13.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/bundled.in
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index 26e2846e8c3b..bfafa033902a 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -1297,6 +1297,7 @@ mysqlclient==2.2.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
+    #   forum
 newrelic==9.13.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/doc.txt b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
index 80ccce710009..8ce3dd50fe82 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
@@ -927,7 +927,9 @@ multidict==6.1.0
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
 mysqlclient==2.2.4
-    # via -r requirements/edx/base.txt
+    # via
+    #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
+    #   forum
 newrelic==9.13.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index 1ad14da129e4..8ecd2dcf6b0d 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -978,7 +978,9 @@ multidict==6.1.0
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
 mysqlclient==2.2.4
-    # via -r requirements/edx/base.txt
+    # via
+    #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
+    #   forum
 newrelic==9.13.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt